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Headquarters, State Area Command
Georgia Army National Guard
Image:Georgia ARNG SSI.png
Georgia STARC Shoulder Sleeve insignia
Active
Country United States
Allegiance Georgia
Branch Army National Guard
Type ARNG Headquarters Command
Size 8000+
Part of Georgia National Guard
Garrison/HQ Ellenwood, Georgia
Seal of the Army National Guard
Seal of the Army National Guard

The Georgia National Guard consists of both Army and Air National Guard components. The Constitution of the United States specifically charges the National Guard with dual federal and state missions. In fact, the National Guard is the only United States military force empowered to function in a state status. Those functions range from limited actions during non-emergency situations to full scale law enforcement of martial law when local law enforcement officials can no longer maintain civil control. The National Guard may be called into federal service in response to a call by the President or Congress.

The Georgia Army National Guard is composed of more than 8000 soldiers.

When National Guard troops are called to federal service, the President serves as Commander-in-Chief. The federal mission assigned to the National Guard is: "To provide properly trained and equipped units for prompt mobilization for war, National emergency or as otherwise needed."

The Governor may call individuals or units of the Georgia National Guard into state service during emergencies or to assist in special situations which lend themselves to use of the National Guard. The state mission assigned to the National Guard is: "To provide trained and disciplined forces for domestic emergencies or as otherwise provided by state law."

The State Defense force is a military entity authorized by both the State Code of Georgia and Executive order. The State Defense Force (SDF) is the state’s authorized militia and assumes the state mission of the Georgia National Guard in the event the Guard is mobilized. The SDF is made up of retired active and reserve military personnel and selected professional persons who volunteer their time and talents in further service to their state.

The Georgia Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army and the United States National Guard. Nationwide, the Army National Guard comprises approximately one half of the US Army's available combat forces and approximately one third of its support organization. National coordination of various state National Guard units are maintained through the National Guard Bureau.

Georgia Army National Guard units are trained and equipped as part of the United States Army. The same ranks and insignia are used and National Guardsmen are eligible to receive all United States military awards. The Georgia Guard also bestows a number of state awards for local services rendered in or to the state of Georgia.

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[edit] Units

  • 118th PSD
  • 185th Aviation Regiment (part of the unit was activated in July 2006 for training; in November 2006 that unit was deployed to Kosovo as a part of Task Force Eagle)
  • 221st Military Intelligence Battalion - returned from Iraq (September 2006) where they had been an element of Task Force Battle Boar since circa September 2005. The 221st had mobilized and began training in July 2005.
  • 248th Military Intelligence Battalion
  • 170th Military Police Battalion - comprises the 190th Military Police Company in Kennesaw, GA, the 178th Military Police Company in Monroe, GA, and the 179th Military Police Company in Savannah, GA. The 170th Military Police Battalion was formed and activated in mid-2006 due to the Army's increasing mission demands for military police units.
  • 82nd Maintenance Company
  • 124th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment - returned from Iraq (October 2006) [1]
  • 878th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy) - returned from Iraq (June 2004) The 878th mobilized and began training in March 2003 and performed several Transportation Engineering and Base Engineering Mission during OIF & OEF. 878th Homepage

[edit] Duties

National Guard units can be mobilized at any time by [presidential order to supplement regular armed forces, and upon declaration of a state of emergency by the governor of the state in which they serve. Unlike Army Reserve members, National Guard members cannot be mobilized individually (except through voluntary transfers and Temporary DutY Assignments TDY), but only as part of their respective units. However, there has been a significant amount of individual activations to support military operations (2001-?); the legality of this policy is a major issue within the National Guard.

[edit] Active duty callups

For much of the final decades of the twentieth century, National Guard personnel typically served "One weekend a month, two weeks a year", with a portion working for the Guard in a full-time capacity. The current forces formation plans of the US Army call for the typical National Guard unit (or National Guardsman) to serve one year of active duty for every three years of service. More specifically, current Department of Defense policy is that no Guardsman will be involuntarily activated for a total of more than 24 months (cumulative) in one six year enlistment period (this policy is due to change 1 August 2007, the new policy states that soldiers will be given 24 months between deployments of no more than 24 months, individual states have differing policies). The Georgia Army National Guard is composed of 8000 soldiers.

[edit] History

The Georgia Army National Guard was originally formed in 1751. The Militia Act of 1903 organized the various state militias into the present National Guard system. In 2005 the 48th Brigade of the Georgia Army National Guard deployed to Kuwait and Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. They returned home in Spring of 2006. They were commanded during the deployment by then Brigadier General Stewart Rodeheaver.

Georgia also maintains its own military force, the Georgia State Defense Force. This force is federally recognized, but is separate from the National Guard and reports to the Governor of Georgia as Commander-in-Chief. The GSDF services the state exclusively, especially when the National Guard is deployed and unavailable.

See History of the United States National Guard for a more complete history of the guard at a national level.

[edit] See also

Portal:Military of the United States
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